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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

JOHN CUNINGHAM KELTON, OF VASHINGTON, DISTRICT OF (OLI'MBLT CARTRIDGE-CASE AND MEANS FOR CARRYING THE SAME.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 394,375, dated December 11, 1888.

Application filed May 17, 1888. fierial No. 274,177. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, JOHN CUNINGHAM KEL- TON, a citizen of the United States, residing at lVashington city, in the District of Columbia, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Cartridge-Cases and Means for Carrying the Same, of which the following is a full and clear description, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, forming part of the same, in which Figure 1 represents a sling having a number of cartridge-cases secured thereon. Fig. 2 is an enlarged view of one of the cartridgecases removed. Fig. 3 illustrates the manner of securing the cases to a belt. Fig. 4 is a side elevation of the case and a section of the belt and fastening-plate, showing the malleable extension bent under the case.

My invention contemplates the putting up of all carbine and rifle cartridges in small cases of five to ten, having means fitted to each cartridge-case, so that the cases may be attached at once to the stock of the gun, or to a belt or sling, where they will be out of the way, and at the same time ready for instant use without the disadvantage of removing the cartridges singly from an original package in a belt, cartridge-box, or receiver; and my invention consists in the constructions and combinations of devices which I shall hereinafter fully describe and claim.

To enable others skilled in the art to which my invention appertains to make and use the same, I will now describe its construction and indicate the manner in which the same is carried out.

In the said drawings, A represents a sling having securely riveted or otherwise secured to it any desired number of plates, to, having central offsets or sockets, I), and B represents the cartridge-cases.

The cartridge-cases B in the present case may be provided with offsets B for the reception of the locking-pin shown in connection with the corrugated band in my application, Serial No. 224,036, filed January 11, 1887, and these cases are provided with tongues c, preferably of spring metal, which are passed through the sockets in the plates a, whereby said cases are held in place on the sling, and to the lower ends of the tongues I: are secured extensions (7, of malleable material-such as copper whereby when said extensions are passed through the sockets in the plates u the extensions (1 may be readily bent under the plates or bottoms of the cases to more securely hold said cases on the sling, and also permit of their being readily removed when desired.

The sling A is provided at its lower portion with a catch, D, to which the gun is suspended, and at its back it carries a hook, E,by means of which the said gun, when not in use, may be carried muzzle up and out of the way. By thus disposing of the gun the cavalryman is at liberty to use his pistol without dil'ficulty.

It is obvious the plates a maybe secured to a belt in substantially the same manner as they are secured to the sling without departing from the spirit of my invention; but when attached to the sling and it is desired to use the pistol it will be necessary to instantly, conveniently, and comfortably dispose of the carbine on the person; hence I fasten the swivel in the guard in front of the trigger or a special ring at the base of the guard and reverse the carbine, which is fastened to the catch D, and confine it by the hook E or equivalent device on the back of the sling, which can readily be done when the horse is under control of the checkreiu attachment now provided for cavalrymen.

I am thus enabled to provide a simple means for carrying a large number of cartridges on the person, and so dispose of the carbine that it will not interfere with the proper manipulation of the pistol and pistol-cartridge pack when using the same in firing.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire to secure by Letters Patent, is

1. The case B, having a metallic tongue, c, provided with a malleable or soft-metal extension adapted to be bent out of line to secure the case to a sling or belt.

2. The plates a, having the sockets b, and adapted to be secured to a sling or belt, in combination with cartridge-cases having the tongues 0, provided with soft-metal extensions which engage said sockets and are adapted to be bent under the plates, substantially as herein described.

3. A sling having the plates a, a clip and spring-hook for securing and confining the gun, and a series of cartridge-containing cases secured to said sling, said cases being provided with tongues having malleable extensions for securing the cases to the plates, substantially as herein described.

4. The combination, with a sling having the socketed plates secured thereto, of cartridgecases having tongues fitted in said plates and -1c having malleable lower ends adapted to be bent under the plates to secure the cases to the sling, substantially as described.

JOHN CUNIN GHAM KELTON.

WVitnesses:

BENJ. ENGEL, J. C. LYoNs. 

